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NS, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - GoGold
Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold",
"the Company") is pleased to announce the financial results for
the quarter ending March 31, 2023,
with Parral generating $7.6 million
(all amounts are in U.S. dollars) from the sale of 355,741 silver
equivalent ounces.
"GoGold maintains a strong balance sheet with over $100 million USD in cash which continues to allow
us to advance our Los Ricos South project in an expeditious
manner. Reprocessing of older material stacked in 2015-2016
at Parral allows us to maintain a strong cash balance by deferring
sustaining capital and more rapidly moving ounces from inventory to
cash. Our most important priority is the advancement of Los
Ricos South towards production and cash flow, and after that
advancing Los Ricos North. We have focused on having a strong
cash position so that we have the liquidity to achieve this," said
Brad Langille, President and
CEO. "In addition to the advancement of Los Ricos
South, we expect to release the results on our initial preliminary
economic assessment ("PEA") at Los Ricos North shortly. This will
be followed by an updated resource, PEA which will be
completed for Los Ricos South this summer, with a pre-feasibility
study before year's end.
Financial Highlights for the quarter ending March 31, 2023:
- Cash of $100.9 million USD
- Revenue of $7.6 million on the
sale of 355,741 silver equivalent ounces at a realized price per
ounce of $21.39 per oz
- Production of 400,145 silver equivalent ounces, consisting of
173,717 silver ounces, 2,016 gold ounces, and 143 copper
tonnes
- Adjusted cash cost per silver equivalent ounce of $14.00
- Adjusted all in sustaining cost per silver equivalent ounce of
$19.76
Following are tables showing summarized financial information
and key performance indicators:
Summarized
Consolidated Financial Information
|
Three months ended
Mar 31
|
Six months ended Mar
31
|
(in thousands USD,
except per share amounts)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
Revenue
|
$ 7,607
|
$ 10,334
|
$ 16,085
|
$ 19,189
|
Cost of sales,
including depreciation1
|
13,760
|
6,987
|
22,525
|
13,440
|
Operating income
(loss)1
|
(8,152)
|
1,305
|
(10,395)
|
1,880
|
Net
loss1
|
(3,308)
|
(1,618)
|
(8,907)
|
(1,492)
|
Basic net income (loss)
per share
|
(0.011)
|
(0.004)
|
(0.020)
|
(0.005)
|
Cash flow used in
operations
|
(2,734)
|
(1,694)
|
(6,914)
|
(6,277)
|
1Includes a
pre-tax non-cash negative inventory adjustment of $7,962 and
$10,500 in the three and six months ended March 31, 2023
|
At Parral during the quarter, old material which had originally
been stacked on the heap leach pad in 2015-2016 was removed from
the pad, re-agglomerated, and then restacked using the current
stacking process. It was determined that the material could
be rehandled and restacked with quicker metal recoveries providing
positive cash flow, as well as reclaiming heap leach pad area for
future stacking which will defer pad expansion capital. An
assessment of the additional costs associated with rehandling and
restacking resulted in a negative pre-tax non-cash inventory
adjustment of $8.0 million in the
quarter and $10.5 million for the six
months ending March 31,
2023.
Key Performance
Indicators1
|
Three months ended
Mar 31
|
Six months ended Mar
31
|
(in thousands USD,
except per ounce amounts)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
Total tonnes stacked,
fresh tailings
|
80,680
|
377,874
|
433,043
|
951,231
|
Total tonnes stacked,
rehandled tailings
|
236,524
|
-
|
236,524
|
-
|
Silver equivalent
ounces sold
|
355,741
|
443,942
|
767,497
|
845,156
|
Adjusted AISC per
silver equivalent ounce2
|
$ 19.76
|
$
18.12
|
$
18.69
|
$ 18.34
|
Adjusted Cash cost per
silver equivalent ounce2
|
$ 14.00
|
$
13.24
|
$
13.41
|
$ 13.37
|
Realized silver
price
|
$ 21.39
|
$
23.28
|
$
20.96
|
$ 22.70
|
1Key
performance indicators are unaudited non-GAAP measures, see
reconciliation in MD&A.
|
2Gold and
copper are converted using average market prices.
|
This news release should be read in conjunction with the interim
condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six
months ended March 31, 2023, notes to
the financial statements, and management's discussion and analysis
for the quarter ended March 31, 2023,
which have been filed on SEDAR and are available on the Company's
website.
Technical information contained in this news release with
respect to GoGold has been reviewed and approved by Mr.
Bob Harris, P.Eng., who is a
qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101.
About GoGold Resources
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is a Canadian-based silver and gold
producer focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring
high quality projects in Mexico. The Company operates the
Parral Tailings mine in the state of
Chihuahua and has the Los Ricos South and Los Ricos North
exploration projects in the state of Jalisco. Headquartered in Halifax, NS, GoGold is building a portfolio of
low cost, high margin projects. For more information visit
gogoldresources.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be,
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws,
and may not be offered or sold within the
United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as
defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in
compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to
exemptions therefrom. This release does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy of any of GoGold's
securities in the United
States.
This news release may contain "forward-looking information" as
defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All
statements other than statements of historical fact, included in
this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding
the Parral tailings project, the Los Ricos project, future
operating margins, future production and processing, and future
plans and objectives of GoGold, constitute forward looking
information that involve various risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and
assumptions which have been used to develop such information but
which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to,
assumptions in connection with the continuance of GoGold and its
subsidiaries as a going concern, general economic and market
conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of mineral resource
estimates, and the performance of the Parral project There can be
no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking information.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from GoGold's expectations include exploration and
development risks associated with the GoGold's projects, the
failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral
reserves, volatility of commodity prices, variations of recovery
rates, the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and global
economic conditions. For additional information with respect to
risk factors applicable to GoGold, reference should be made to
GoGold's continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time
with securities regulators, including, but not limited to, GoGold's
Annual Information Form. The forward-looking information contained
in this release is made as of the date of this release.
Cautionary non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP
Measures
Note that for purposes of this section, GAAP refers to IFRS. The
Company believes that investors use certain non-GAAP and additional
GAAP measures as indicators to assess mining companies. They are
intended to provide additional information and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of
performance prepared with GAAP. Non-GAAP and additional GAAP
measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS
and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented
by other companies.
Additional GAAP measures that are presented on the face of the
Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income include
"Operating income (loss)". These measures are intended to provide
an indication of the Company's mine and operating performance. Per
ounce measures are calculated by dividing the relevant mining and
processing costs and total costs by the tonnes of ore processed in
the period. "Adjusted cash costs per ounce" and "Adjusted all-in
sustaining costs per ounce" are used in this analysis and are
non-GAAP terms typically used by mining companies to assess the
level of gross margin available to the Company by subtracting these
costs from the unit price realized during the period. These
non-GAAP terms are also used to assess the ability of a mining
company to generate cash flow from operations. There may be some
variation in the method of computation of these metrics as
determined by the Company compared with other mining companies. In
this context, "Adjusted cash costs per ounce" reflects the cash
operating costs allocated from in-process and dore inventory
associated with ounces of silver and gold sold in the period.
"Adjusted cash costs per ounce" may vary from one period to another
due to operating efficiencies, grade of material processed and
silver/gold recovery rates in the period. "Adjusted all-in
sustaining costs per ounce" include total cash costs, exploration,
corporate and administrative, share based compensation and
sustaining capital costs. For a reconciliation of non-GAAP and GAAP
measures, please refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis
dated May 9, 2023 for the three
months ended March 31, 2023, as
presented on SEDAR.
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